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UK Reels From Storm Goretti With New Ice Alerts as US Faces Winter and Severe Storm Threats

Forecasters flag a freezing‑rain threat Sunday that could rapidly glaze roads.

Overview

  • Met Office yellow and amber warnings extend through Sunday with 2–5 cm of snow likely at low levels and 10–20 cm over higher ground, alongside a specific freezing‑rain risk that could create black ice.
  • About 28,000 properties in South West England remained without power at 6 a.m. Saturday, with roughly 1,700 in the West Midlands and around 150 in the East Midlands still offline, according to National Grid.
  • Rail operators including Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and CrossCountry report ongoing alterations, and National Highways issued a severe weather alert for the North East with snow, strong gusts and a brief risk of freezing rain.
  • Forecasters caution that rain meeting lying snow will raise the chance of localized flooding as temperatures lift later Sunday and conditions turn wetter and windier into next week.
  • In the United States, NWS winter storm warnings cover Alaska, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico with up to 2 feet of snow possible, while the SPC maintains a slight risk in Southeast Louisiana for damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, hail and flash flooding through Saturday.